Rd NSW Cup Team List: Hunting back-to-back victories

Rd 19 NSW Cup Team List: Hunting back-to-back victories

Author: Richard Becht & photosport.nz
Timestamp: Fri 7 Jul 2023, 10:49 AM

After rebounding with a much-needed victory last week, the One New Zealand Warriors have a chance for back-to-back wins for the first time since April when they line up against Parramatta in tomorrow’s 19th-round New South Wales Cup contest at CommBank Stadium in Sydney (3.05pm kick-off local time; 5.05pm NZT).

While last Friday’s tense 21-18 win over South Sydney was just the Warriors’ second since April 30 it enabled them to move back into the top four with seven matches to play in their regular season.

Parramatta, lying 10th on the ladder, has had a lean recent run with four straight losses to Newcastle (16-35), Canterbury Bankstown (12-64), the Sea Eagles (10-46) and Newtown (22-40).

The Warriors were in commanding form when they last took on the Eels winning 48-4 against a side which boasted far more NRL experience.

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Eels

Warriors

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Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Eels is number 1 Arthur Miller-Stephen

Fullback for Warriors is number 1 Taine Tuaupiki
Winger for Eels is number 2 Haze Dunster

Winger for Warriors is number 2 Setu Tu
Centre for Eels is number 3 Waqa Blake

Centre for Warriors is number 3 Brayden Wiliame
Centre for Eels is number 4 Zac Cini

Centre for Warriors is number 4 Viliami Vailea
Winger for Eels is number 5 Lorenzo Mulitalo

Winger for Warriors is number 5 Moala Graham-Taufa
Five-Eighth for Eels is number 6 Dan Keir

Five-Eighth for Warriors is number 6 Ben Farr
Halfback for Eels is number 7 Jordan Rankin

Halfback for Warriors is number 14 Eiden Ackland

Forwards

Prop for Eels is number 8 Jontay-Junior Betham-Misa

Prop for Warriors is number 8 Zyon Maiu'u
Hooker for Eels is number 9 Jayden Yates

Hooker for Warriors is number 9 Michael Sio
Prop for Eels is number 10 Ky Rodwell

Prop for Warriors is number 15 Isaiah Vagana
2nd Row for Eels is number 11 Jack Murchie

2nd Row for Warriors is number 11 Jacob Laban
2nd Row for Eels is number 12 Matt Doorey

2nd Row for Warriors is number 12 Selumiela Halasima
Lock for Eels is number 13 Toni Mataele

Lock for Warriors is number 13 Kalani Going

Interchange

Interchange for Eels is number 14 Jacob Davis

Interchange for Warriors is number 16 Tanner Stowers-Smith
Interchange for Eels is number 15 Brock Parker

Interchange for Warriors is number 17 Maia Sands
Interchange for Eels is number 16 Jirah Momoisea

Interchange for Warriors is number 18 Eddie Ieremia-Toeava
Interchange for Eels is number 17 Niko Apelu

Interchange for Warriors is number 21 Sanele Aukusitino

Reserves

Replacement for Warriors is number 20 Geronimo Doyle

Last updated: 7/8/2023 8:44:10 AM

The same will be the case tomorrow with the Eels naming a side which includes former Warrior Jack Murchie with 45 NRL games, Rotorua-born Haze Dunster (19 games), Waqa Blake (163 games), Matt Doorey (28 games), Auckland-born Jirah Moimoisea (11 games), Ky Rodwell (5 games) and Zac Cini (4 games) plus the well-travelled Jordan Rankin who has played more than 160 games in the NRL and Super League.

In contrast the Warriors don’t have one forward with NRL experience with three of them – Leka Halasima, Jacob Laban and Tanner Stowers-Smith – all playing in the SG Ball Cup under-19 competition earlier in the season.

Centre Brayden Wiliame has played 48 NRL games while the others in the backline with limited NRL backgrounds are Viliami Vailea (17 games), Ronald Volkman (4 games), Taine Tuaupiki (2 games) and Moala Graham-Taufa (1 game).